Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday nominated an Indian-American diplomat Uzra Zeya to a key State Department position. She has been nominated to be Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, according to key nominations for the Department of State announced by Biden.
Wendy R Sherman has been nominated to be Deputy Secretary of State, Brian McKeon as Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, Bonnie Jenkins to be Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs and Victoria Nuland to be Under Secretary for Political Affairs.
Uzra Zeya served as CEO and President of the Alliance for Peacebuilding, where she drew on over two decades of diplomatic experience in Near East, South Asian, European, human rights, and multilateral affairs. Earlier, She joined the Foreign Service in 1990, serving in New Delhi, Muscat, Damascus, Cairo, and Kingston. From 2011 to 2012, She also served as Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of State and helped shape the US response to the Arab Spring and worked to deepen US engagement with emerging powers. From 2012 to 2014, Zeya served as Acting Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour. She is a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
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